Calendar, diary, writing or other pad



Feb. 3, 1925.

J. A. CAMERON CALENDAR, DIARY, WRITING, OR OTHER PAD Filed June 29, 1923 Patented Feb. 3, 1925.

JOHN ALEXANDER CAMERON, OF GLASGOW, SCOTLAND,

CALENDAR, DIARY, WRITING OR OTHER PAD.

Application filed June 29, 1923.

To all 'ZUZLOWL it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN ALEXANDER CAMERON, a subject of the King of- Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of i Bluevale Street, Dennistoun, Glasgow, Scotland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in and Connected with Calendars, Diaries, Writing or Other Pads, of which th following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in and connected with calendars, diaries, writing or other pads where the sheets are to be permanent and which are suspended and has for its object to so construct such as to facilitate the turning over of the sheets and when turned over each sheet will lie flat against th opposite side of the card-board to which the calendars, diaries, or writing pads are attached, i. e., on the reverse side of cardboard support to which the unused sheets lie.

In carrying out this invention, I provide a suspender or device of celluloid, or any other fabric or any suitable metal which is suitably pivoted to and lies between a folded card-board forming the support for the calendar, pad or block which lies between the folded cardboard which are glued or otherwise fixed together to make a solid support but leaving sufficient room or space at the upper end for the movement of the suspender or device on its pivot. The suspender or device is formed with a suitably shaped head-piece or tab at its inner end provided with an eyelet by which the calendar, diary or other pad is suspended and which, in its normal state, protrudes through a slit in the upper end of the support, and through a corresponding slot in each sheet of the calendar, diary or other pad, the cardboard and calendar, diary or the like being connected together by stitching.

In order that my invention may be properly understood and readily carried into effect, I have hereunto appended one sheet of drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a front view of calendar illustrating my invention.

Figure 2 is a front view in part showing the suspender with tab in the position by which a sheet of the calendar or the like can he turned over.

Figure 3 is an enlarged side view in part of Figure 2 showing pages in act of being turned over to the back.

Figure 4 is a front elevation illustrating a modification of my invention.

Serial No. 648,547.

Figure 5 is a view showing how the diary or the like is connected with the folded cardboard support.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the suspender with head-piece or tab 10, and 2 is the hole in the tab 10 for suspending purposes. 3 is the end of the device 1 which, as will be seen, is cut to a convenient angle so that the point projects beyond the edge of the calendar, diary or other pad when the tab 10 is depressed by the finger which projection 3 acts as a push for returning the tab 10 to its normal position. 4; is the pivot or hinge on which the suspender 1 swivels. 5 are the pages of the calendar, diary or other pad and (3 is the stiff folded cardboard which constitutes the back of the calendar, diary or other pad and 9 is the slit of cut-out part in the sheets of the calendar, diary or other pad to enable the sheets to pass over the tab 10. 11 are the stitches by which the calendar, diary or the pad and folded card-board support 6 ar connected together as shown.

IV hen it is desired toturn over a leaf or sheet 5, the head-piece or tab 10 is depressed and, in so doing, the suspender or device 1 turning on its pivot 4, the opposite-end 3 projects through a slit provided in the side of the support, Figure 2. The sheet 5 is then turned completely over, after which the protruding end 3 of the suspender or device 1 is pushed in and, turning on its pivot l in the opposite direction, the head-piece or tab 10 returns to its normal position thus retaining the turned over sheets or pages 5 in their place, Figure 1. The suspender or device 1 is so formed that its movement in either direction is limited whereby it cannot become inactive, i. e. when the tab 10 is pushed down the suspender or device 1 turning on its pivot the upper edge of the projection 23 abuts against the upper end of the cardboard back 6, and when the tab 10 is returned to its normal position the opposite or inner corner of the suspender 1 abuts against the inner upper end of the cardboard back thus limiting the travel of the device 1 when turned on its pivot and preventing it becoming inoperative.

As an alternative or cheaper arrangement and as shown in Figure 4, I may provide a strip of copper, brass or other wire having a loop or tab 7 formed in the centre thereof and which protrudes beyond the upper end of the support or back, the arms or legs 8 of which lie between the folded cardboard forming the support or card-board back 6 f-han'g-up member pivoted adjacent its upper 15 and whichare glued together as previously described. This is a fixture and the sheets 5 havlng the opening-9 1n thecentre of the 'upper ends when turned over are not interfered with by the loop or-tab- 7 and-therefore lie snugly at back 6 of the cardboard. .T he calendar or the like is suspended by the loop or-tab 7 and the calendar, diary or other pad and support are stitched together as shown in Figure 5.

I ciaim:

In calendars, diaries, Writing or other pads, the combination of aback having a end; and a plurality offol ded' sheets, each of sald sheets having an opening on the line 'offoid through which one end of said member may extend, the other end of said memher being-adapted,when the first mentioned end is retracted from said openings, to extend beyond 'one'edge of said sheets.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenceof two" Witnesses.

JOHN ALEXANDER CAMERON. WVitnesses JOHN LIDDLE, JOHN TRAIN LIDDLE. 

